Welcome for Swiss NATO move

GENEVA - A day after Switzerland announced it was considering joining a NATO partnership programme, the nation's media reacted…

GENEVA - A day after Switzerland announced it was considering joining a NATO partnership programme, the nation's media reacted with cautious optimism yesterday to a watering down of its traditional neutrality.

While admitting the proposal was good, the Zurich daily, Tages Anzeiger, said the Swiss government had hesitated for too long - 481 years.

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